The labs will follow the syllabus outlined on the [[Biology of the Algae]] website. The handouts will be posted here by Friday before each lab. It will save you some time and stress if you read the handout at least superficially before the lab. <br>

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The labs will follow the syllabus outlined on the Biology of the Algae HuskyCT site. Lab handouts will be posted there 1-2 weeks ahead of the lab.

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Not all, but most of the labs will likely take the full 3 hours they are scheduled for. FYI. <br>

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It will save you some time and stress if you read the handout before the lab. <br>

Brown Algae. We will be using the handouts from last time. Don't forget to bring them to lab. This lab may not be as busy as the previous one, but take this as an opportunity to look at the specimens and slides again if you need to.<br>

In spite of the weather threat, we've collected algae at Harkness Memorial State Park - yay! I will bring them to lab on Monday. We have extras for those who didn't come out with us, so everyone will be able to get a few specimens pressed. I WILL BE IN LAB FROM 1 PM (office hour). YOU CAN COME PRESS YOUR ALGAE THEN IF YOU ARE WORRIED YOU WON'T HAVE TIME DURING OR AFTER LAB. <br>

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===Lab 2 - September 8th===

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:{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/greenplants/restricted/Lab2%263-terms%20to%20learn.pdf}} Some terms you should look at before you go to lab on Monday <br>

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:{{pdf|http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/courses/greenplants/restricted/Lab2%263-2008.pdf}} Handout for labs 2 and 3. This is the ''minimum'' you need to know for the upcoming quiz, including specified parts of the supplemental handouts I will bring to lab on Monday. There may be some optional material for you to look at, but you will not be quizzed on that. <br>

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===Lab 3 - September 15th===

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We will be using the handouts from last time. Don't forget to bring them to lab. This lab may not be as busy as the previous one, but take this as an opportunity to look at the specimens and slides again if you need to. There is a quiz coming up the following Monday. <br>

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===Lab 4 - September 22nd===

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Lab Quiz 1: I will ask you to identify several herbarium specimens (mostly to genus) and place them in the correct class and/or order, identify structures on permanent slides and determine what stage of the life cycle they represent. I will NOT ask you to draw life cycles of red algae, but you should be familiar with them enough to answer fairly detailed questions about them.

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Handout for this and next lab to be posted soon...<br>

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We will go over life cycles (yay!) of brown algae, so bring your handout from Wednesday's lecture.

EEB 3250/5250 Lab

Thursdays 2-4:50pm
TA: Simona Augyte
Contact: simona.augyte@uconn.edu

Stephanie doing a plankton tow at Mirror Pond. Photo by S.Augyte.

General Info
The labs will follow the syllabus outlined on the Biology of the Algae HuskyCT site. Lab handouts will be posted there 1-2 weeks ahead of the lab.
It will save you some time and stress if you read the handout before the lab.

Matt and Taylor collecting freshwater algae from a stream on campus. Photo by S.Augyte.

Lab 1 - August 30

Field trip around campus. Collected microalgae using a plankton net from Mirror Pond.

Lab 3 - September 13

Brown Algae. We will be using the handouts from last time. Don't forget to bring them to lab. This lab may not be as busy as the previous one, but take this as an opportunity to look at the specimens and slides again if you need to.

A very small Ceramium collected at Avery Point, Sept. 15, 2012. Photo by P. Lewis.

1st Field Trip - September 15

Lab 4 - September 20

Lab 5 - September 27

Red Algae II. Students got to sample home-made "jello" from extracts of a red alga, topped with whipped cream made with carrageenan courtesy of Dr. Lewis.

Algal jello, Sept. 27, 2012. Photo by Daniel Cole.

Lab 6 - October 4

Intro to green algae - Charophyta.

Lab 7 - October 11

Green algae - Chlorophyta.

Coenocytic green - dead man's fingers. Photo by S.Augyte.

Lab 8 - October 18

Lab Quiz 2. Intro to Diatoms. Start growth experiment.

Lab 9 - October 25

Continue with diatoms, take pictures of fresh material for making a poster. Collect diatoms from the greenhouse.

Lab 10 - November 1

Synurophytes, Crysophytes, Euglenophytes and Dinoflagellates.

Lab 11 - November 8

Field trip to collect freshwater lake samples. 3 taxa due for collection.

Links

If you know what organism you are looking for, you will likely find it here. No pictures though.
Some info on macroscopic marine algae.Here you can find information on some of the morphologically most impressive algae - diatoms and desmids.
More about desmids here.

Virtual Phycology Collection at the George Stafford Torrey Herbarium, University of Connecticut. This contains over 800 images of pressed, dried algae on herbarium sheets.